bào tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 胞子, composed of 胞 (“sack; womb”) and 子 (“diminutive suffix”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

bào tử

1. (biology) spore

Derived terms

• nội bào tử (內胞子, “endospore”)